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30256

ZIP 30256 is Meansville, Georgia, mostly in Pike County; area codes 470, 770, 678 and 943; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pike +2 more
Population
2,838
Coordinates
33.0075, -84.3099
☼ Live from 30256 — Meansville, GA

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Where 30256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 30256
  • 🔢 Type 30256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZOE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 30,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 31 × 61. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111011000110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 30253 (Mcdonough, GA, 32 mi away) and 30257 (Milner, GA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 30256 becomes 65203 — and that is a real ZIP code: Columbia, MO, 608 miles away.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02356, 02536, 02563, 02635, 02653, 03256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56320 in Cold Spring, MN, 1,014 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯921 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 30256 and you would come out at 33.01°S, 95.69°E — 1,176 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 35.6 square miles of land, 30256 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,838This ZIP2,838
Households1,046This ZIP1,046
Housing units1,113This ZIP1,113
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Georgia37.6US 38.9
Median household income$73,571This ZIP$73,571Georgia$77,353US $80,734
Median home value$299,000This ZIP$299,000Georgia$303,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$954This ZIP$954Georgia$1,393US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute41.8 minThis ZIP41.8 min
Population density79.6 / sq miThis ZIP79.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees242This ZIP242
Annual payroll$9,764,000This ZIP$9,764,000
Tax returns filed1,210This ZIP1,210
Total adjusted gross income$83,002,000This ZIP$83,002,000

Land area

Land area35.64 sq miThis ZIP35.64 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Counties 30256 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Pike County 70.8%
Upson County 20.6%
Lamar County 8.6%

Other place names in 30256

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ZIP codes near 30256

ZIPCityDistance
30285 The Rock, GA 3.3 mi
30295 Zebulon, GA 5.7 mi
30286 Thomaston, GA 8.8 mi
30258 Molena, GA 9.4 mi
30206 Concord, GA 10.5 mi
30204 Barnesville, GA 11.4 mi
31097 Yatesville, GA 11.6 mi
30257 Milner, GA 11.8 mi
30292 Williamson, GA 12.1 mi
30224 Griffin, GA 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 30256?

30256 is in Meansville, Georgia, in Pike County, part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.0075, -84.3099.

What county is 30256 in?

30256 spans 3 counties: Pike County, Upson County and Lamar County. Most of it falls in Pike County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 30256?

Meansville uses area codes 470, 770, 678 and 943, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 30256 in?

30256 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 30256?

About 2,838 people live in ZIP code 30256, in 1,046 households, at 79.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 30256?

$73,571 a year, against $77,353 across Georgia.

What ZIP codes are near 30256?

The closest are 30285 (3.3 mi), 30295 (5.7 mi), 30286 (8.8 mi), 30258 (9.4 mi) and 30206 (10.5 mi).

Is 30256 a PO Box ZIP code?

30256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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